ANGELINA BALLERINA (And How She Got Her Name)

Just another "routine" day at Betty's Crazy Critters. Ho hum... There goes the one eyed pirate and Granny, all dressed in bee suits to check on the beehives... Mary Queen of Scott's, Queen Ester, and King David and Queen Abigail.

Recently, Miss Mary Queen of Honey Pots, took her kingdom and went to find another castle (while Granny followed them calling, "Come back... You'll be sorry... You need us! All to no avail...). Grandma said the same thing to Queen Azalea last year. She snickered at Granny from a lofty hole in a rather large oak tree, amused at Granny's vain efforts to entice them to come back to a rather "boring" looking hive (thus granny has been refurbishing the hives into very enticing kingdoms). Granny felt sorry for Queen Azalea's entire kingdom who drowned last winter after their new home fell onto the earth and later was enveloped in high water during the yearly flooding (Granny wearies of mud every winter).

Anyway. As I was saying, another "typical" day... Granny pauses to holler at the Alpaca boys (they have been squabbling alot this particular morning). She glances up to see how serious the squabble is and sees a little white thing scrambling, stumbling about and realizes the new baby has arrived. Granny tells Grandpa he is on his own - she has other fish to fry.

Let it be a girl oh please... Thank you! Oh, Thank you! Our first cria is a girl! Daddy Sancho is so proud and I guess Hershey Tyee is perhaps a little jealous. Auntie Vonetta is just curious, Mommy Christina is very loving, patient, and perhaps tired, though she doesn't show it. While a boy would have been loved, it is generally a girl one is hoping for.

For all the imprinting and daily handling, little missy is quite the acrobat, and quite able to run off, while doing of all things, an arabesque! What else could we call her but Angelina Ballerina? Named after a mouse in one of our grandaughter's favorite books....

Angelina is so soft, so fluffy and very sweet. Despite her curiosity, she is quite self assured and reserved when it comes to Granny wanting to love on her. Alpacas can be that way...